The effect of pulsed xenon ultraviolet light disinfection on healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile rates in a tertiary care hospital

Fibi Attia; Cynthia Whitener; Scott Mincemoyer; Justin Houck; Kathleen Julian

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2019.12.019

The effect of pulsed xenon ultraviolet light disinfection on healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile rates in a tertiary care hospital

Fibi Attia, Cynthia Whitener, Scott Mincemoyer, Justin Houck, Kathleen Julian

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Ultraviolet (UV) light has destructive activity against pathogenic bacteria including Clostridioides difficile spores. Portable pulsed-xenon UV disinfecting devices were implemented for terminal room cleaning in 6 units of our academic hospital with high C. difficile infection (CDI) rates. CDI rates were measured in a 9-month period before and a 9-month period after device implementation. Despite documented administration of UV disinfection for 87% of terminal room cleaning, no impact on CDI rates was detected.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1116-1118
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of infection control
Volume	48
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2019.12.019
State	Published - Sep 2020

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The effect of pulsed xenon ultraviolet light disinfection on healthcare-associated Clostridioides difficile rates in a tertiary care hospital

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